South Korean authorities are preparing to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday following his refusal to appear for questioning. A crowd of protesters has gathered outside his residence vowing to block any attempt at arrest.
South Korea n President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers an address to the nation at the Presidential Office in Seoul on Dec. 12.Authorities were en route on Friday to execute an arrest warrant for impeached South Korea n President Yoon Suk Yeol , Yonhap news agency reported, as a crowd of protesters faced off with police outside his residence and vowed to block any attempt.
Yonhap reported that officials from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials , which is leading a joint team of investigators that include the police and prosecutors, had left their headquarters to execute the warrant. It was unclear exactly how police would make the arrest and whether the presidential security service, which has blocked access by investigators with a search warrant to Yoon’s office and official residence, would try to stop it.
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